Surveillance Audits. 3.9.1. The purpose of this audit is to perform a detailed review in order to determine whether the management systems and infrastructure conditions provided by the company for the product or service continue to conform to the requirements of (EU) 2017/745 Regulation as well as the effectiveness of post market surveillance, clinical follow-up and vigilance systems created by the company for the continuation of the product and service safety and performance and availability of parallel implementations as declared by the company.
Surveillance Audits. Surveillance audits during the period of the certificate’s validity shall be performed at least annually. The surveillance audits will include evaluation of any amended documentation, planning and conduct of the audit, including reporting and registration by FAHSS. The result of the audit will be informed in the concluding meeting. Client will be given an official report on the outcome of the surveillance audit. All non conformities have to be closed and evidence to be submitted within 45 days from the last day of the audit The annual surveillance audits will have to be carried out every year in line with the audit relevant date. The window of 3 months prior to the said dates will be applicable. The bi-annual surveillance audits will have to be carried out every six months in line with the audit relevant date. The window of 1.5 months prior to the said dates will be applicable. Any delay from the surveillance audit date will result in suspension. During suspension, If the client goes in for an audit within 90 days (for annual surveillance) and 45 days (for bi-annual surveillance), the certification body will revoke the suspension. However, any further delay; the certification body will withdraw the certificate. Evaluation of documentation The documents (including manual, procedures, work instructions, etc… as applicable) will be evaluated by the audit team on the basis of the requirements of the applicable standard (s). The customer will receive information on the evaluation of the documents. Only when all non-conformities / unclear items (if applicable) have been dealt, the certification audit will be performed. Evaluation of documents is applicable for all full system audits.
Surveillance Audits. UL Solutions Contracting Party’s surveillance audit service, and any audits conducted by UL Solutions Contracting Party, are designed to serve only as a verification of continued compliance of the organization’s management system with the Service Agreement and the applicable Program Requirements.
Surveillance Audits. Periodic surveillances shall be carried out and shall cover aspects of the management system, documentation, manufacturing and distributing processes and products, depending on the type of certification services provided, at the discretion of the nominated auditor. Usually these will be 6 monthly intervals for large organizations or high-risk processes or at some other frequency as agreed with the company provided that the visits shall be conducted at no less than once calendar year, which will usually be applied to smaller companies and low risk processes. In particular, the first surveillance audit must take place within the first 12 months after the conclusion of the Stage 2 audit completion date. The Client shall give access to all sites or products for surveillance purposes whenever deemed necessary and the Certification Body shall reserve the right to make unannounced visits as required. The Client shall maintain a register recording all customer complaints and safety-related incidents reported by an enforcing authority or users relating to those covered by the Certificate and make this available to the Certification Body on request. The Client shall be informed of the results of each surveillance visit. The Company shall also conduct off site reviews in between surveillance visits by any one of the following: requesting information from the Client or checking of their web sites or visits to the Clients customers.
Surveillance Audits. Having issued the certification licence, BOBS shall conduct surveillance audits of the Client’s management system in order to verify continued compliance with the standard. BOBS shall carry out scheduled bi-annual surveillance audits. The first surveillance audit shall be conducted six (6) months from the date of the Stage 2 audit. Where at least six months has elapsed prior to issuance of certification, following the Stage 2 audit, the first surveillance audit shall be conducted within the first month of issuance of certification.
Surveillance Audits. After a Certificate has been issued, TÜV conducts periodic Surveillance Audits to verify the ongoing effectiveness of the Applicant’s management system. At a minimum, these Surveillance Audits shall be carried out on six monthly or in few cases an annual basis. The first surveillance audit shall be conducted within 6 months from certificate issue date. As per the requirements of accreditation and/ or certification body, the surveillance audit could be un-announced. Applicant shall participate and provide adequate access during un-announced audits.
Surveillance Audits. After the issue of a certificate, in order to maintain registration, scheduled surveillance visits will be carried out at the client's premises at least once per year. If serious conformity or performance issues are identified, more visits may be required at the discretion ISOQAR. The client must agree to meet the additional costs relating to such increased surveillance. In exceptional circumstances, after complaints etc then some visits maybe unannounced on site audits.
Surveillance Audits. 3.3.1 It is a condition of this Order/contract that where appropriate, the Buyer, the Buyers Customer and regulatory authority reserves the right to conduct Surveillance Assessments/Audits of the Seller and to inspect any airworthiness approvals / certificates / log cards and Buyers work in progress. This will be applied by agreement in the following instances, but not limited to, the following: • The Sellers performance is giving the Buyer cause for concern • Relocation to another plant or facility. • Changes to Critical processes. • Transferring process operations to another plant or sub tier Supplier. • Changes at senior management level. • Changes in ownership • Employing a new workforce. • Suspension of a Quality System or Capability approval.
